San Antonio Zoo San Antonio Zoo News 2023

Meerkats are coming to the zoo this year according to this recent news article. As well the new entrance will be opening in December provided construction goes as expected. Lastly the zoo is planning to open the gorilla exhibit in early 2025 (meaning construction would need to start pretty soon and species would have to be relocated).

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I haven’t seen this mentioned so want to add that construction has already begun for the new entry. Currently the zoo is using two temporary entrances and fully online and kiosk ticket sales. As part of the entry complex the two lemur grottos will be netted and an elevated tube system will added to allow them to explore the entry area.
 
Visited the zoo this week. Just a few notes:
  • The 1950's era entrance is completely demolished and leveled. Foundation work should begin soon on the new complex. As well the monkey house is being renovated and is therefore fenced off.
  • The butterfly house is open yet they currently only have one native species of butterfly on display. They hope to have the exhibit filled with species by the beginning of March. As well the zoo will soon have it sloth move into the greenhouse.
  • The back of Tiny Tot Nature Spot is currently closed for renovation. They are replacing the pavement, building new play structures, and working on the former prairie dog exhibit (likely for meerkats).
  • Signage for the zoos solitary red river hog has been removed. Given the hogs age it may have passed away.
 
Excellent news! I figured she was pregnant after seeing her on my visit last month. I am glad to see that San Antonio working with other zoos to figure out how to get this pair to breed worked out! Okapi breeding is quite a bit trickier than most other hoofstock and their courtship can appear/actually be quite aggressive — if you don’t have staff that know what they’re doing, what to look for, and how to manage them, it can be quite difficult!
 
nczoofan said:
The five bactrian camels have debuted in the elephant habitat already. By the looks of it three adults and two juveniles. The exhibit is not different than before although more sand was added as substrate.
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Do we have any idea where these camels came from? I don’t recall them from any other exhibit moving over.
 
Quick update based on my zoo visit today. There's a few new fish and a small horseshoe crab in the Friedrich Aquarium. New ones I saw include lemon coralgoby and whitebarred goby. The Tiny Tot Nature Spot is mostly back open, with an expanded play area. The biggest change is definitely the butterfly house. There are a TON of butterfly species from around the world in there now, and I think it's definitely worth the 4 dollars to get in, especially on a rainy day like today. I'll put a full list of species I was able to ID on my species list thread here. In addition to a bunch of new butterflies, one of the zoo's new two toed sloths in on display there as well.
 
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